Pull-out bracket.



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l PULL-OUT BRAOKET.` APPLICATION FILED APR. A1, 1910. I 9"?9949', PatentedDec. 27, 1910.

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FREDERICK I-IERKER'I, JR., 0F S'l. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PULL-OUT BRACKET. f

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

'Application filed April 4, 1910. Serial No. 553,311,

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK I-IEnKERT, J r., citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis', State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pull-Out Brackets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in extension or pull-out brackets, and it consists in the novel construction of bracket more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of an outline of a wardrobe trunk, showing my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 Vis an enlarged detached perspective of the bracket in its folded position; and Fig. 3 is a perspective of the bracket extended or pulled out.

The bracket herein has special application in connection with wardrobe trunks in which it is desired that the clothes of the traveler be kept against wrinkling or crushing while in transit. l

Ihe object of the present invention is to construct a bracket from which the hooks carrying the hangers from which the clothes or apparel are suspended may not be dislodged should the trunk be laid on its side or roughly handled by the baggageman, an objection inherent in many forms of brackets. I/Vhere the hanger drops from the bracket the clothes and hangers are precipitated in a heap to the bottom of the wardrobe section of the trunk and at the end of a journey the clothes need pressing to take out the wrinkles, and line laces are often torn in being shaken by rough handling of the trunk. By the use of the present improvement the hooks remain undisturbed and the clothes are in as good condition at the end of a journey as when first introduced into the trunk.

The advantages of the invention will be" ends of which are embraced by and held against axial rotation by the clips or straps 2 by which it is secured to the roof of the wardrobe compartment of the trunk, the clips 2 being preferably stamped from any suitable material (sheet metal). The stationary section of the bracket further comprises a rod 3 disposed parallel to the bar 1 and spaced therefrom the rear end of the rod being turned up to connect with the bar 1, and the front end being secured to a spacng plate 4, which is itself secured to the The extension section or pull-out comprises an inner plate 5 slidingly mounted on the members 1 and 3, a rod 6 leading from said plate 5 intermediate the members 1 and 3 and passing loosely through the outer plate 4 of the stationary section, and a bottom hook-supporting rod 7 leading from the plate 5 parallel and in close proximity to the rod 3, the outer ends of the rods 6 and 7 being united to the outer spacing plate 8 which is provided with a depending hand hold or extension 8. The rod 7 supports the hooks h which carry the clothes hangers h. In practice the bottom edge of the plate 4 is substantially flush with the bottom peripheral surface of the rod 3 which acts as a guide and retention member for the hooks as the latter are carried between the rods 3 and 7 with the inward push of the pull-out section of the bracket. While the space between the rods 3 and 7 is ample to allow the hooks 7i, to be carried readily between the rods for an inward push of the pull-out section, it is apparent from the drawings (Fig. 2) that once the hooks are conned between the rods they can not be dislodged, no matter what may be the position of the trunk in transit. At the same time the pull-out section may be readily pulled out for detachf ing the hooks when occasion arises to remove the hanger with its garment from the trunk at the end of a journey. The parts are so proportioned that when the pull-out section is forced inwardly its full extent the plate 8 strikes the plate 4, by which time the rear end of the pull-out section (plate 5) about engages the rear clip 2. The engagement of the plates 4, 8, prevents any hook from working off its supporting rod 7 as obvious, said engagement being made effective by the closing of the trunk. lid. Thus, whilel the rod 3 holds the hooks L against displacement for a closed or collapsed position of the bracket sections, it at the same time serves to guide the hooks with the inward and outward movements of the supporting member 7 Having described my invention what I claim is A pull-out bracket comprising a stationary section comprising an upper bar substantially rectangular in cross-section, a strap at each end for securing said bar in position and preventing axial rotation thereof, a parallel bottom rod spaced therefrom and coupled at each end to the bar, an extension section comprising a plate slidingly mounted on the bar and rod of the irstvsection in front of the rear strap, and parallel. rods leading from the said lplate, the upper rod passing freely throu the tion, a spacing plate connecting the front ends of the rods of the extension section and provided withl a depending hand-hold, the ottom rod of the extension section being vadapted to support a series of clothes-hanger -hooks maintained against dislodgment by the bottom rod of the stationary section for a collapsed position of the bracket.

In testimony whereof I a'iX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK HERKERT, JR. .Witnessesz EMIL STAREK,

Jos. A. MICHEL. 

